All Events | Starting Friday, February 14, 2014

A Mass Affair – French Kiss Thomas Douglas conducts the beautiful Requiem Masses by Maurice Durufle and Gabriel Faure. The twist here is that the sections of each Mass will be presented back-to-back – the Kyrie of one followed by the Kyrie of the other, et cetera – hence the "French Kiss."02/14/2014

Dueling Valentines Directed by Dek Ingraham, Dueling Valentines thrills the audience with an epic battle of love and hate. Listen to poems, sonnets, and odes performed by an all female cast and decide who will be crowned victorious. Advance tickets required.02/14/2014

Ingrid Matthews & Byron Schenkman: The Bach Standard Bach's Sonatas for violin and harpsichord represent a microcosm of what makes the great composer great: exquisitely beautiful melodies, rich counterpoint, perfect formal structure, and an unparalleled breadth of expression. Violinist Ingrid Matthews and harpsichordist Byron Schenkman have been probing this magnificent repertoire together for over 20 years, dazzling audiences with the intensity and passion of their performances and establishing themselves among the top Bach interpreters of their generation.02/15/2014

The Newport Jazz Festival: Now 60 The Newport Jazz Festival: Now 60 celebrates the great history of the Newport Jazz Festival and its current role as one of the most active presenters of contemporary jazz artists in the world. This star-studded tour features Anat Cohen, Karrin Allyson, Randy Brecker, Mark Whitfield accompanied by an A-list rhythm section of pianist Peter Martin, drummer Clarence Penn and bassist Larry Grenadier.02/15/2014

An Evening of Chamber Music An evening of chamber music in celebration of the renovation of St. Andrews' sanctuary. Mozart's Clarinet Quintet will be played by the Freya String Quartet and clarinetist Ivan Ivanov. Brahms' Horn Trio will feature PSO violinist Louis Lev, hornist Carrie Smith, Hornist, and pianist Henry Spinelli.02/16/2014

Teacher from the Black Lagoon This musical revue from Theatreworks USA is based on the books Teacher from the Black Lagoon, Dogzilla, I Want My Hat Back, Love, and Splat shows that our imagination can get the best of us. Amuse and quell fears of new experiences, all at the same time! Join Hubie and friends as they learn to be courageous when confronting the things that scare them. (60 minutes, ages 3-10)02/16/2014

Beethoven on the Bluff - Violin/Cello II The Beethoven duo cycle featuring pianist David Allen Wehr with guests Noah Bendix-Balgley and Anne Martindale Williams continues with the beloved 3rd Sonata for cello and piano, one the composer's most spacious and melodically appealing works. The Op. 30 violin sonatas were written when Beethoven was facing the crisis of his increasing deafness and the professional challenge of breaking out of his extremely successful early music to create a more dramatic and poetic style.02/16/2014

Renee Fleming in Recital Soprano and international opera star Renee Fleming performs for one night only in Pittsburgh. Program TBA.02/18/2014

Music of the Beatles Mike Tomaro directs the Duquesne U. Jazz Ensemble. The concert covers all eras of the Beatles, including two approaches to their music. The first involves exact transcriptions from the recordings: vocals, guitar, bass, drums, piano, strings, horns, etc., says Tomaro. The second approach is more jazz-oriented in which Tomaro freely twists and turns its elements to fit his jazz sensibilities.02/20/2014

Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson Winner of an Outer Critics Circle Award and a Drama Desk Award, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson is a comedic Wild West rock musical about the founding of the Democratic Party. It traces the rise of Andrew Jackson, from early childhood to his controversial presidency. Michael McKelvey directs in the Rockwell Theatre.02/20/2014

The Great One A tale of family, friendship, and redemption, plus Roberto Clemente and the Pittsburgh Pirates!02/21/2014

Freya String Quartet Presents Roots Music from and inspired by the roots of the Freya String Quartet's members. Includes Armenian folk songs, the world premiere of Matthew Peterson's Badlands, and the String Quartet in G Minor by Edvard Grieg. FSQ's recent residencies include those at the Charlotte New Music Festival and Opera Theater Summerfest.02/21/2014

Bach and Beyond Chatham Baroque's core trio focuses on Bach's intimate works: the magnificent Chaconne for unaccompanied violin, a solo suite for the German lute, duets from The Art of the Fugue, and Bach's Sonata for violin and continuo in G Major. Beyond Bach are pieces by his contemporaries Georg Philipp Telemann, Carl Friedrich Abel, and Johann Kropfgans.02/21/2014